I sland T imesVolume V, Number 4 Pensacola Beach, Florida June 16, 2009

#1 Dad High Flying PilotIs DownTo Earth

Dad

Reed Dunne serves his Country, his community and his family - and, heaping plates of hot, homemade cookies. He delights his kids with his boyish sense of humor and challengesthem with his math and athletic skills. He pilots his carpool vehicle with the same precision as his Delta Airlines jet. It is for his dedication to his children and their lives that Reed Dunnehas been named the Island Times Father of the Year. Sitting with Reed are (L to R): Emma, the rescue dog; Sage, Shelby, PJ and the Jack Russell Terrier, Jumper . For more on this story,see page 2.

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Reed Dunne is a philosopherand a tinkerer. He tinkers with hisown thoughts and converts theminto philosophies. But the IslandTimes Father of the Year doesn't seehimself that way. His self-descrip-tion says a lot about his sense ofhumor. "You could say that I've be-come an unabashed, unapologetic,family geek in my doddering old ageand I am perfectly happy about it.Reed is 45-years-old.

He grew up in Mobile, receivedhis undergrad degree from TulaneUniversity and a Master's in mathfrom the University of West Florida.He joined the Navy and went toflight school in Pensacola followingTulane. His first assignment wasright back in Pensacola. He servedon active duty for ten years beforehe became a Delta Airlines pilot. Hewas recalled twice to active duty andboth times ended up at WhitingField. For someone who is absolutelycrazy about Pensacola, that was amiraculous assignment.

He met his wife Mary while hewas instructing at Whiting in 1988."We have lived in Pensacola since1993 with the exception of one yearin 1996 when I was on the USS En-terprise. Mary then said, 'Do what-ever you want, but we're living herein Pensacola No place else.'"

Reed was, and still is, an ath-lete. He began a competitive swim-ming career when he was nine, car-ried on in college, reaching nationallevel meets. He stopped swimmingfor ten years, but began trainingagain in 1995 when he swam in theMasters Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale.He goes to the Masters event everyother year or so, mostly he says, tostay in touch with 30 or 40 friendshe competed against years ago.

Philosophical Swim Champ Makes Splash With His KidsSwimming is still in the family

when his son, fourteen-year-old PJcompetes. He says his dad is a greatmotivator and he does not evenflinch when his father dives in thepool at practice and keeps up withthe age group swimmers as long ashe can.

Reed's flying job takes himaway from his family ten to twelvenights per month. But when he'shome, he devotes one hundred per-cent to his family.

"I make breakfasts, lunches anddinners," he said. "I get to do carpooling. I see volleyball, soccer, soft-ball and lacrosse games. I've been achaperone on virtually every fieldtrip the kids have made."

And, then, he casually adds,"I've been teaching for a couple ofhours a week at the Beach School."

When PJ was in kindergarten,the teacher asked him to come teachmath. He jumped at the chance. Sincethen he has taught PJ's and Sage'sclasses for six years and he has justcompleted his fourth year withShelby's class. She will be in the fifthgrade at the Beach School next fall.

"I've gotten a lot more out ofthe involvement with all these kidsthan I have ever been able to give,"he said. "but still I try."

Reed recalls one of the verybest days of his life was the day hemet his daughter Sage, now 12-years-old. He had been deployedwhen she was born and was six-months-old when he first greeted herafter leaving the USS Enterprise. Shethrew up on his dress blues. She al-ways said that was her way of pay-back for him not being home whenshe was born.

Reed's children are extremelyproud of their father's culinary skills.

From baking Triple Chocolate YumYum cookies to preparing Indian andThai food, they all agreed that theirdad is the best chef.

Reed's hamburgers are good,too, but his dad's may hold the edgethere. However, Sage settled thequestion diplomatically. "I think it'sa tie," she said.

Reed's service to his communityalso comes through the BeachSchool where he has served on theBoard since it was formed for theopening of the Charter School.

"Shelby has one more year togo at the Beach School," he said."And then I will officially call it quitsand resign from the Board. My as-sociation with the school has beena blast."

Christmas morning in the Dunnehousehold is a real adventure whenthe Treasure Hunt gets underway.Reed hides their gifts and leavesthem a clue in the form of a brainteaser which, when solved, will leadthem to their gift.

"It took the kids an hour to

solve the clues last year," Reed said."I haven't begun working on thisyear's hunt, but I'm thinking aboutit."

Reed attributes much of hissuccess in parenting to his Dad, sev-enty-year-old Larry Dunne.

"My brothers and I talk about'Padreisms' when we get togethernow," Reed says. "We are all fathers,and we laugh about how stern hewas and often quote his sayings toget us to do what he wanted.

"Bottom line is that my child-hood through adulthood has beeneasy. I hope my kids are as well pre-pared for life as I was," he said.

Joyous traditions fill the Dunnekids' days. Father's Day is a realhoot. For fourteen years, Mary hastaken Reed to Hooters for Father'sDay. She usually takes the table be-neath the sign that says, "Caution:Blondes Thinking."

Reed says that's a bit of ironysince Mary is a former helicopterpilot and his blonde wife majored inchemistry at the United State Naval

Academy. Sage and Shelby, too, arepretty sharp blondes, he adds.

And what about those philoso-phies we mentioned in the beginningof Reed's story.

We hope you have noticed afew already, but here is one of Reed'sfinal messages; he tinkered with histhoughts long and hard for this one.

He said, "I hope my childrenwould pick up the notion that theyshould work hard, have concretegoals, challenge themselves regu-larly, treat others with respect andcherish all things family. I don't knowwhether they have learned it yet. Ithink they are beginning to get it. Iguess I'll know for sure when theyhave children of their own."

What a tall philosophical orderfrom a father who has walked thewalk and talked the talk.

The Father of the Year, the un-abashed, unapologetic family geek,has no more time to spread goodnews. He's on his way to spend timeon the Beach. With Mary and histhree children. Who else?

Gaetz Meets Hundreds of Constituents in Northwest Florida

At the Flounder’s Luncheon: Nan Harper, Jim Cox, Ed Guernsey,Jeff Elbert, Beverly Boswell, Karen Cook, Jamie Bristow, FredGant, Senator Don Gaetz, Tammy Bohannon and Buck Lee.

Senator Don Gaetz spent all dayduring his Neighborhood Day June 4listening to his constituents in North-west Florida.

He skillfully parceled out his in-terested parties by arranging meet-ings separately, with the PensacolaBeach Elementary School teachers,staff and parents coming first. Heawarded a letter of commendation tothe School for their ongoing academicexcellence.

He delivered a short speech atthe Beach Woman's Club and thenwent on to meet with the boards andexecutive directors of the Santa RosaIsland Authority and the Beach Cham-ber of Commerce.

The luncheon meeting tookplace at Flounder's where he touchedon many issues, including consoli-dated government.

"It is my understanding thatconsolidation has failed before," hesaid. "But it will be put to a vote again.The citizens of Escambia Country willhave to approve it."

Regarding the future of theSRIA, the Senator said. "As for theSRIA, again, I would only do what

the citizens are telling me to do. Theremust be a clear message that you wantchange."

Senator Gaetz told the group thathe definitelywould not run forGovernor. "I amstill trying to learnhow to do thisjob," he said.

He stressedthe need to pro-tect the area's mili-tary bases at thefederal level.

When NanHarper, co-ownerof Island Realtyasked him whatthe businesses on Pensacola Beachcould do to help with his initiativeshe said, "Bring me your concerns.Meet with me on a timely basis. I ap-preciate your straightforwardness."

After attending two afternoonmeetings in Pensacola, Senator Gaetzreturned to the Beach to meet withresidents. The Beach citizens spoketo him on a variety of issues includ-ing taxes and insurance..

Governor Charlie Crist signed abill on June 4, which Gaetz sponsored,that levels the playing field betweentaxpayers and the property appraiser.

Before this became law it wasassumed the property appraiser wascorrect in any legal challenge.

"This is not how this countrydoes things. I sponsored the legisla-tion that changes that presumption,so the taxpayer has equal footing withthe tax taker," Gaetz said.

Senator Gaetz's district is fromPerdido Key to Panama City Beachalong the coastline.

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Gardening is another gardenvariety task (pun intended) at whichI am abysmally inefficient. The rea-son I am writing about gardening isthat I have discovered a way to cir-cumvent my brown thumb. First, youmust have a handy husband andsecondly, youmust have anAero-Garden. Ifyou lack either ofthese essentialparticipants, for-get it and go backto growing toma-toes outdoorswhere the birdscan eat them asfast as they ripen.

Most of youknow what a handy husband is, butdo you know what an Aero-Gardenis?

A sixteen page manual comeswith the apparatus, and deliversstep-by-step instructions for awhole lot of assembly required. Thisis where the handy husband shines.I wouldn't even continue reading themanual when I ran into such quotesas "Remove Biodomes - Whenplants appear through hole in seedpod label remove Biodomes anddiscard or recycle. Note: Never re-

move seed pod labels."There are eleven pages of in-

structions covering the planting ofyour garden in little seed pods, ad-justing the light, filling the base withwater, and watching the gardengrow.

The guidealso includespages and pagesof notes in Frenchand Spanish.

Are youready? Frank filledthe water com-partment with fil-tered water. He didnot use well orsoftened water,following the

guidelines offered. He then placedthe pods which contained rosemary,two kinds of basil, dill, parsley andthyme in the little holes provided.He then set the electric light whichhad the same intensity as one usedin interrogating prisoners of war.Fortunately, he finally figured outhow to set the time so the light wentto bed at the same time we did and itdidn't get up in the morning until wewere awake drinking our coffee.

Within a day or two the lidscame off the pods and the growing

began. It grew and grew. Think Jackand the Beanstock. We raised thehood to the highest point and stillthe basic plants kept bumping intoit. Frank finally said, "I am going toreplant all this stuff outside. It's likea jungle."

I was truly sorry to see it all goto the back balcony. It had beensuch a wonderful experience to stepover to the kitchen counter andpinch off all the herbs I wanted forsoups and salads and every-thing.

Now, we have lots ofherbs to choose from, andour Aero-Garden is empty.What do we do next? Weordered seed pods which willproduce cherry tomatoes. Allseed pods are priced at$14.95 to $19.95. Who knowsif this is a bargain? The herbswere. We'll wait until the to-matoes arrive to tell.

Now, we are also in a waitingmode because of an addition to ourAero-Garden. My daughter, Candy,sent us the first one for Christmas

and we liked it so much she sent asecond one for Mother's Day. Thesecond one was an appealing rep-lica of a large ladybug and had flow-ers in the pods. We planted themwhile we wait for the tomato seedsto arrive. So, we are now the proudowners of Aero-Garden 6 and Aero-Garden 3.

There are eleven styles ofAero-Gardens with prices rangingupwards as they have additional fea-

tures. The mostexpensive oneis designed forthe SeriousGardener.

We emailphotos toCandy from timeto time so shecan see howwell we are do-ing with our gar-dening. We now

also own their cookbook, devotedentirely to herbal recipes, but we havenot yet succumbed to the pitch to buyfifteen listed accessories including a

Mezzaluna Herb Chopper and board.According to the blurb, "You willnever want to go back to choppingherbs with a flat knife. The comfort-able grip and rocking motion makequick work of herb preparation."

Sometimes I just pull the herbsapart with my fingers, obviously a"no-no!" They do have some stan-dard stuff for sale like miniature gar-den shears and a fresh herb andvinaigrette and marinade maker.

I won't be able to tell you whereyou can find a handy husband, butI can tell you how to get your veryown Aero-Garden. Email me atislandtimes@bellsouth.net.

You will notice that I refer to"us" and "we" in this rather com-plex growing system. I'm the one whogreets the plants every morning withlove talk and a kiss. And I'm the onewho tucks them in at night. I knowthese gestures have a profound ef-fect on the size and efficiency ofthese delightful plants. I'll let youknow for sure when the millions ofcherry tomatoes are weighing downthe seed pod containers.

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GAGE IS THE NAMEGage Smith pointed out that we

spelled his name incorrectly in thelast edition of Island Times. Weapologized for the error and Gage isnow the proud owner of an IslandTimes beach chair which he plans totake to the Bands on the Beach.

NEW SKIPPERSEnticed by serious racing, great

bar prices, fun parties and the bestsunsets on the Beach, the PensacolaBeach Yacht Club has announcedthe names of new members, GrahamWildsmith and Donna Jones ofPensacola Beach; Bill Carnely ofPensacola and Brian Harrison ofShalimar, Florida.

CELEBRATING SURFERPensacola Beach native Herb

Turner chalked up another year June7 and celebrated with his surfingpals at Paradise. Mike Wipeout Wil-let cannot remember how old Herbis, but he thinks he came over withDe Luna.

SWEETS FOR THE SWEETJamie Thompson greets every-

one with a big grin at the SRIA of-fice. She was all-smiles at her deskon her birthday, Monday, June 8.Co-workers presented her with acake that she described as "sochocolate it will make your teethhurt."

GRAD HEADS NORTHChad Harvey, who is officially

a Beach School alum, is spending afew weeks in the lush Ozark Moun-tains at his grandparents home inMissouri. He promises to be backon the Beach before the Fourth ofJuly fireworks and the Blue Angelsweekend.

IT'S GREEK TO METerri Jamison reports that her

daughter, Jasmine, graduated fromthe University of West Florida lastmonth and is on a post graduationvacation in Greece and Turkey. Jas-mine will return to Pensacola to be-gin working on her Master's degreein the Fall.

TIME TO RETIREKaren Holland has worked long

enough and Monday, June 8 was herlast day. She is officially retired fromteaching and now will make a bid forthe Rookie Beach Bum of the Year.

CATCH A WAVEDebra and Michael Foley re-

turned to their Ariola Drive homeafter visiting family in San Diego.The best part of the trip for the boyswas surfing the California coastline.Kowabunga.

PROUD DADCapt'n Fun owner Tom

Carmichael announced that his sonBen has graduated as the Valedicto-rian from Tate High School. Ben,who spent his first four years at theBeach School, has been awarded aPresidential Scholarship at the Uni-versity of Alabama where he willstudy Aerospace Engineering. Dadsays look for Ben during footballgames playing trumpet in the Mil-lion Dollar Marching Band.

HARPER'S ISLANDThe Harper Family Reunion will

be at the Hilton on Father's Dayweekend according to long timebeach gal and reunion coordinatorNan Harper. Harpers from SouthFlorida to New York will be gather-ing to share memories and to makehistory together on the Beach.

What was the name of the up-roariously popular restaurant in theSandspur Republic which servedbeer, eggs, and sandwiches all daylong and prime rib on Friday, askedthe Trivia Master. And, he got an-swers. Lots of them. Most of themwere right, but the first correct onecame from Kathryn Curle.

The answer is Sundeck Saloonand the owners were Les and JoyAnderson. "Oh, those were thedays," Kathryn emailed.

She aspires to sit as a knight atthe Round Table and has taken herfirst step in that direction. She getsthe coveted t-shirt. (Note: when JimRandol opened the café in the Sand-spur Republic before Les and Joyowned it, he called it the SundeckSaloon and Sidewalk Café. That wastoo much for Beach folks to handle.They shortened the name to theSundeck Saloon.)

Countess Kim LoBue and SirBill Greene both sent correct an-

swers as did Bob Seitz who sent hisanswer from home in Hot SpringsVillage, Arkansas.

Among the correct answerswas one from You Know Who,Joanne Brooks, the Queen of WrongAnswers. She said it was theJunkyard Café. Wrong café, wrongside of the street, no owners. But,Joanne, emails, "It's ok that thewhole world knows I am the Queenof Wrong Answers. At least I amabout to project these answers with

fortitude and hopefulness."Keep trying, hopeful and

fortitudinous, Joanne. You maysome day win another whole t-shirt.

Try this one. Who was the onlymale bar owner on the Beach to everbe honored at a baby shower?

Rules are the same. Send youranswer to islandtimes@bellsouth.net with “trivia” in the subjectline and include your name,phone number. Deadline to an-swer is June 23, 2009. Good luck!

Town Hall Meeting Set For Beach ResidentsEscambia County Commis-

sioner Grover Robinson, IV, whosedistrict includes Pensacola Beach,is hosting a Town Hall meeting,Tuesday, June 30 at the Santa RosaIsland Authority boardroom. Com-missioner Robinson will begin theTown Hall meeting at 6 p.m. with in-troductory remarks and then openthe floor for a question and answer

session.“ Please come to the Town Hall

meeting and bring your questionsand concerns,” said Becky Azelton,aide to Commissioner Robinson.

Beach residents can adjournfrom the Town Hall meeting and en-joy the Bands on the Beach concertwhich begins at 7 p.m. at theGulfside Pavilion.

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After months of discussionsand numerous twists and turns, theSanta Rosa Island Authority took itsfirst real step toward the proposalto generate a dramatic makeover ofthe Beach's core area. The Ad Hoccommittee met on Wednesday, June10 and selected five firms out of sev-enteen contenders to make presen-tations. Members of the Ad Hoccommittee are SRIA board membersFred Gant, chairman; Dave Pavlockand Vernon Prather; and Portofinodeveloper Robert Rinke. Jim Cox,president of the Pensacola BeachAdvocates, sits with the committeeand offers input, but does not vote.

Representatives of firms chosento make a thirty minute presenta-tions on Tuesday, July 7 and thetimes at which they will appear are:• Sasaki Associates, 9 a.m.• EDSA, 10 a.m.

And Then There Were Five• Wallace, Roberts, and Todd, 11 a.m.• Valley Crest Design Group, 1:30 p.m.• Dougherty Architecture, 2:30 p.m.

Time selection was made byrandom drawing.

Discussion followed on theenormity of the parameters sur-rounding the project. The Commit-tee again reinforced their desire tosolve traffic and parking problemsand to find safety for pedestrianstrying to cross island streets.

Baskerville Donovan engineerJim Waite told the group, "Typically,you do not need to be too specific.These firms will do their homework.You should give them a broad cat-egory of problems and ask them whattheir approach would be. In otherwords, ask them how they would fixthe problems."

Dave Pavlock added, "We

should ask them about their strate-gies and concepts. This is a barrierisland, basically, a one lane bowlingalley."

The Ad Hoc committee's recom-mendation of five presenting firmswas accepted unanimously at theSRIA's full board meeting, also onJune 10. Board members Ed Guern-sey and Tammy Bohannon both re-viewed the proposals and came tosimilar conclusions. Guernsey hadchosen four of the five finalists andBohannon had selected three.Wallace, Roberts and Todd was theonly firm who had votes from allmembers of the Ad Hoc committee.The firm, from Coral Gables, pre-pared a study of Pensacola Beachfifteen years ago.

The Ad Hoc Committee alsovoted unanimously to taskBaskerville Donovan engineers to

prepare a document regarding thecriteria for the presenters. The AdHoc committee will review the docu-ment at the next meeting on Wednes-day, June 17.

"We had a very good team work-ing on this project," said Fred Gant.

Other comments included onefrom Robert Rinke who said they hadreceived proposals from a group ofhighly qualified people.

Dave Pavlock summed up themeeting by saying, "We need a firmthat has experience and a vision ofresort work that will make us a worldclass place. Widen our scope as adestination resort. We need integra-tion of traffic, people and trees."

The next meeting of the Ad Hoccommittee will be at noon, Wednes-day, June 17 at the Island Authorityoffice. All meetings are open to thepublic.

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COFFEE LIQUER, ANYONE?If you are a fan of Kahlua, you are hardlyalone. Infact, this coffee-flavored liqueuris the leading brand of liqueur in this coun-try and the second most popular brand ofliqueur in the world. This product of Mexicoowes its rich flavor to coffee, of course,cane spirits, and a hint of vanilla, alongwith sugar, corn sweeteners, and secretingredients. It lends itself to such enor-mously popular mixed drinks as the Black/White Russian, Kahlua Mudslide, andSombrero cocktail in the 1950s helpedestablish the popularity of the liqueur andbegan the trend of pairing Kahlua withcold milk. It is also prized as a "secretingredient" in chocolate pastries.

HINT: Naturally, Kahlua and coffee makea great after-dinner drink.

Dad might enjoy a Black Russian orKahlua Mudslide. If he does, give him agift of Kahlua. At Beach Wines and Li-quors, Inc, we carry all your favorite li-quors. We also have the expertise to tellyou how to use them in your favoritemixed drinks. Please, come see us at 5Via de Luna or call 932-8850 with ques-tions.

Back in the days of the SandDollar Café, it was a well-docu-mented fact that Mother's Day wasone of our busiest days of the year(for local trade, anyway). Why? Nomystery there, I knew the reasonfrom the very beginning. Our won-derful beach dads (and Lord, wehave a lot and we love 'em all) con-sidered the Sand Dollar a perfectplace to honor mom with a wonder-ful breakfast cooked and served bysomeone else. And, why not?There was no cleanup involved, thefood was always great and the costwas certainly more friendly to Dad'shard working wallet.

So, here's the kicker, dads - ifyou took your wife to a casual beacheatery for Mother's Day, you mayfind yourself in a much fancier andmaybe more inland place on yourday. Not that you don't deserve it,of course, you certainly do. Just takemy advice: sit back, enjoy it anddon't even think of looking at thatcheck!

I never spend a Father's Daywithout remembering some prettyspecial dads. Way back, in the daysof the old (and original) Bobby D'sin the Sandspur Republic, my won-derful friend Andrea Brunt and I be-gan to share Father's Day together.We were both "Daddy's Girls," butwithout our fathers. It certainlyeased our hearts to share our memo-ries with each other. That's right,wonderful memories and quite anumber of toasts to our respectivedads were made each year. Oh, youknow those toasts became longerand louder as the day progresseduntil the walls of Bobby D's wereringing with the names of our dadsand the few patrons left were thank-ful that Father's Day only came oncea year!

Then one year, we were joinedby Paulette Provost. Turns out,she's another Daddy's Girl and sowe were then three. Probably to thedismay of patrons and bartendersalike, we continued to share Father'sDay together for many years. Butthe best of those years was the daywe ended up together in Andrea'shome. Each of us shared a very per-

sonal and private memory of our Dadthat we had never been willing toshare with anyone before. We hadeach held sacred and guarded ourprecious memory until this day whenit became a gift that each gave tothe other.

In recent years, Andrea Bruntpassed away, so we three Daddy'sGirls had become two. Now othergals have joined our ranks. We werethree again, then four until we've fi-nally ceased to even keep count, norcelebrate, nor offer toasts with thepassion of our youth. But I will neverforget these gifts of the heart, northese wonderful women who haveso generously shared them with me.

So, I ask dear readers, pleaselift your glasses just once on Father'sDay and share a toast to yours, mine,and the most wonderful, belovedand forever missed daddies fromDaddy's Girls…Jack East for AndreaBrunt; Louis Pierre Doucet forPaulette Provost; Ralph Reeves forCourtney Winstead; Stacy Jones forMarilyn LeNormand; Hoke Harris forme.

Now let's reward ourselveswith something delicious from thekitchen! This recipe comes fromDeb Friedman and there's no cook-ing involved. She prepared andserved this during Mardi Gras and Iswear, it's the best I've ever eaten!

Deb's West Indies Salad

1 Pound fresh, lump white crab1 Medium white onion, finelychopped4 Stalks celery, finely choppedSalt & pepper to taste4 Oz. vegetable oil3 Oz. cider vinegar4 Oz. ice-cold water

Start by layering onion and cel-ery, then crab, salt and pepper. Con-tinue layers until all crabmeat hasbeen used. Pour vegetable oil overlayers, then cider vinegar and end-ing with ice-cold water. Cover tightlyand refrigerate at least several hours,the longer the better. Serve withcrackers.

Happy Father's Day and I'll seeya in the kitchen….

The night skies over PensacolaBeach will come alive with a spec-tacular fireworks display at exactlynine o'clock on the Fourth of July.The event is part of a three-dayKaboom celebration sponsored inpart by the Grand Marlin, Publix Su-permarkets, the Santa Rosa IslandAuthority, Escambia County and thePensacola Beach Chamber of Com-merce.

Doug McAllister, owner of FunCoast Promotions, who promotesKaboom, promises three days of liveconcerts, a movie under the stars onFriday night and fireworks to cel-ebrate the nation's birthday on Sat-urday, July 4.

"The fireworks will be shot froma barge located in Santa Rosa

Sound, north of the Boardwalk,"said McAllister. "Bring your familyand friends and stay all weekend onthe island."

More information will be postedat the Kaboom website,www.pensacolabeachfireworks.com

Celebrate Fourth of Julywith a Bang on the Beach

Pensacola Beach resident MeriAsmar was presented with theUnited Way of Escambia County'sDistinguished Community ServiceAward at their An-nual Meeting, June4. The Distin-guished Commu-nity Service Awardis based on dedi-cated service tothe community asexemplified by sig-nificant leadershipand activity in re-lation to UnitedWay, health andhuman serviceagencies, and anyother civic activityfurthering thehealth and well-be-ing of the commu-nity. This awardrepresents thehighest honor the Board of Direc-tors can bestow.

Sandy Sansing, previous win-ner, presented the award to Asmarand said, "This year's DistinguishedCommunity Service Award winner isMeri Asmar, Human Resources Di-rector for the Lewis Bear Co. andimmediate past Board Chair of

United Way of Escambia County.She has served as chair of three ofthe area's most active nonprofit or-ganizations simultaneously - Early

Learning Coali-tion, United Wayof EscambiaCounty and Catho-lic Charities - whileengaging in regu-lar volunteer ac-tivities such asmentoring andfundraising, andmaintaining a de-manding full-timejob!

Meri has beenvolunteering andgiving to localcharities for about15 years. She un-derstands the im-portance ofcollaboratively ad-

dressing all the issues - especiallyeducation and poverty - to create abrighter future for all in EscambiaCounty."

The meeting also provided anopportunity for United Way staffand Board members to say "ThankYou" to 350 of United Way's mostactive donors, advocates and vol-

Asmar Receives Distinguished Service Award

Meri Asmar

unteers.The 350 guests represent just a

handful of about 9,000 donors, morethan 2,000 volunteers and countlessadvocates. United Way's next eventof 2009 will be the Community Cam-paign Kick-Off, planned for mid-September. Learn more atwww.unitedwayescambia.org.

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OPTIMIST HONOREDPensacola Beach Optimist Club

honored deceased member ChuckMcCain Tuesday, June 2 by sewinga memorial patch on their Club ban-ner. The banner will be on displayat all Optimist meeting which are

held twice a month at the BeachChurch.

SAND IS WHITERYou think you can leave the

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Pensacola Beach Woman’s Club’s final business meeting of the season wasaction packed, June 4 at Hunt Hall. The Club installed officers, donated moniesto five charities and hosted State Senator Don Gaetz. Part of the fun was singinghappy birthday to Past President Chrissy Cook, left, and Nancy Wyse, Clubpublicity chair. The next event is July 16 at Hemingway’s Island Grill at noon.

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Maureen LaMar, Executive Direc-tor of the Pensacola Beach Chamberof Commerce, gave a Powerpoint pre-sentation to the Tourist DevelopmentCouncil at the June 2 meeting, request-ing $100,000 to fund advertising fortheir winter festivals.

"We want to turn people on toour off-season events. PensacolaBeach generated $2,035,184 in tour-ist development taxes which is 37percent of the total funds collected,"LaMar said, "It just makes sense toreinvest in your best and brightestasset. "

The Beach advertising cam-paign would focus on the 300 miledrive radius for Taste of the Beach,Art and Wine Weekend, SeasonYour Holidays and Go Irish on theIsland.

The request will be consideredby the TDC along with the follow-ing:

Pensacola Convention andVisitor's Bureau: $1,798,759

Pensacola Sports Associa-tion: $291,400

Perdido Key Chamber ofCommerce: $236,900

Arts Council of NorthwestFlorida: $151,800

Amy LoVoy from the EscambiaCounty Budget Office told the Coun-

cil, "We are about 14 percent belowwhat we estimated for collections inour budget. The bottom line is youhave before you $2,578,859 in re-quests and you have only $1,991,250available for allocation."

Denis McKinnon, TDC chair-man, set the next meeting on July14, one day before the allocationsmust be made.

Council member Nancy Halford,chairman of the 450th AnniversaryCelebration, encouraged membersto mark their calendars for August15 when a giant birthday party willbe staged in Pensacola featuring liveentertainment, a huge birthday cardfor signing, and cake. Restaurantswill have specials on that night from6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Beach Chamber Makes Grant Request

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Thank you for the time and ef-fort you put in to giving us a lastingmemorial of this day. I will sharethese pictures with family andfriends. It was a fantastic day. I'mvery humbled by the love and sup-port you all displayed to our mili-tary. God bless you and again, thankyou.

Very Respectfully,Al Taylor

Helping The Native PeopleNan Harper of Pensacola Beach

made a contribution of clothing toassist our Cheyenne Sisters MissionTrip. We are thankful for all the sup-port our community has offered.Some of our donors include: Drs.Daniel and Talbert, DDS; LacyHamilton; and listeners of WRNE980 AM radio station. The Chey-enne Tribal Governor's office hasarranged a meeting place, volunteersand locations for tribal families topick up these supplies. The Chey-enne Territory covers eleven coun-ties both north and south of High-way 40 in Oklahoma.

Billie and Robert Nicholson

Letters to the Editor

Area residents and visitorsare invited to attend the Be ReadyAlliance Coordinating for Emer-gencies (BRACE) Hurricane Expofrom 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday,June 20 at the Pensacola CivicCenter to learn how to prepare fordisasters that may impact theirhomes, families and businesses.Admission to the Expo is free.

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Sold Signs Pop Up on Pensacola BeachNew leaseholders are coming

to the beach as the properties listedbelow change hands. The thirty-four closings are representative ofover $14 million in closings over thelast sixty days.

“Real estate on PensacolaBeach is always a good investment,”says Re/Max on the Coast RealtorDennis Remesch. “The inventory ofhomes, lots and condos is plentifuland priced to sell.”

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The Santa Rosa Island Au-thority which has been thrust intoreal estate sales lately, voted toput one property it now owns onhold until the economy improvesand to go ahead and advertise thesecond property for sale. The de-cisions were made at their June 10meeting.

The SRIA had acquired theformer property leased by theCircle K on Via de Luna after themajor leaseholder, Noel Faddis,decided to return the parcel to theAuthority rather than try to de-velop it.

The second property isacross the street near the cornerof Via de Luna and Avenida 23. It

Odd Shaped Parcel For Sale By Owner - SRIA Starts Bid Processis the parcel which held the oldeastern end water tower.

Apparently, the odd shapedlot has dubious value, but theSRIA is planning to put it up forsale.

"Let's put it up for bids andsee if we can get some takers," EdGuernsey motioned. The motionpassed unanimously.

The contract extension for theFishing Pier came before the fullboard, but they could not agreeon allowing the 30 year extension,so the item went back to commit-tee for more study. Mike Pinzone,the Pier manager, needs an exten-sion in order to qualify for a loanto improve the building at the Pier.

"I am coming here because thepotential of this facility is not be-ing utilized. If I put a second flooron my building and bring the rev-enues up that means I would paymore to the SRIA and I might get apaycheck some day," he said.

"We are talking about a pre-mier piece of Pensacola Beach,"Vernon Prather said. "This is avery complicated issue. I do notknow how we can take a definitiveaction tonight. I would like to keeplooking at this."

Other Board members, TammyBohannon, Dave Pavlock and EdGuernsey agreed, so the matterwas returned to committee.

The Sandshaker leaseholderswho had requested a special spotfor a sign location were similarlyrebuffed, but ended in a differentdirection. The request will not goback to committee, but staff willbe asked to work with the lease-holders and bring a specific loca-tion for the sign at the next boardmeeting. The leaseholders werewarned that their present requestwould be in violation of the exist-ing sign ordinance.

The good news in theEngineer's Report was when Mike

Langston of Baskerville Donovan,told the Board the permits for therestoration and dredging projectsin Little Sabine Bay are almostcomplete. The bad news is thatonce they get the permit for therestoration that there is a twelvemonth deadline to complete theproject or lose the $375,000 grant.

"That seems like a lot of time,"Buck Lee, SRIA executive directorsaid. "But the pump comes fromGermany and that takes eightmonths to be manufactured anddelivered. It only takes a few daysfor the engineers to have it in-stalled, but the time limit is an im-portant element."

The dredging project permit-ting is complete except for the Fishand Wildlife permit which is ex-pected this month. The permitfrom the Florida Department ofEnvironmental Protection was ex-pected last week. The draft permitwill allow the work to proceed whilesubmerged land lease issues areresolved.

Maureen LaMar, executive di-rector of the Pensacola BeachChamber of Commerce, and man-ager of the Visitor's InformationCenter reported that a total of 2194visitors went through the Centerin May. The most visitors camefrom Florida, Texas, Louisiana,

Georgia, Illinois and Tennessee.The staff mailed 144 visitor'sguides and received 479 phonecalls.

Ellis Bullock of EW BullockAssociates, the SRIA's advertis-ing agency, reported that he is al-locating the $110,000 budget asfollows: $18,000 for website andvisitor's guide ads; $18,000 forGoogle and Yahoo and to developFacebook and Twitter pages;$14,000 to promote beach concertseries and Blue Angels; and $7,700for public relations.

"Tourism figures reflect thattourism is down nationally, Floridais down 5 percent, but the Pan-handle is fairing far better than therest of the state for room demand,"Bullock said.

The Board got some advertis-ing from MediaCom when itreached an agreement in the endof the meeting to allow MediaComto have an area at Bands on theBeach, use their logo in print ads,and to park their vehicle in the noparking lane during concerts. Inreturn the Authority will receive2720 commercials.

The next meeting of the Is-land Authority will be June 24 at 5p.m. at 1 Via de Luna. All meetingsare open to the public.

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The recipients of the first everBlue Marlin Water Taxi and ToursGive Away to Give Away event werehonored at Flounder’s, Tuesday,June 9. Non-profits were presentedwith custom designed Spanish coinnecklaces to use in fundraising ef-forts. From left, Tim Evans, MannaFood Bank; Jewelry Artist RockHard of Rock Hard Designs; BeachSchool Principal Jeff Castleberry,Kids House Board Members AngelaMoore and Karen Cook (back-ground); Cathy Kirkland, BeadHouse, and Capt JR Hinojosa, BlueMarlin.

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Hello humans. Many of youknow me through the column,“The Lizzard’s Tongue” and thehorrific things Human Lady writesabout me. Please don’t believe aword she types. She is just jeal-ous that my nails are long, mylashes lush, my perfectly streakedhair never needs touching up, andeveryone loves my Buddha belly.But enough about me – ooh I can’tbelieve I thought that – must betoo much cat nip before 5 p.m.Anyway this column is about mydad, the Colonel. Or as I like tocall him, St. Francis of the MarineCorps.

Did you know it was 21 yearsago that as a young Second Lieu-tenant he jumped off the PensacolaBay Bridge to save a dog’s life? Andwhile he was a First Lieutenant inFlight School stationed at WhitingField that he went Rambo and res-cued a dog who was being mis-treated by her owners and found hera good home in Navarre. Or that asa Captain living in Quantico, Vir-ginia, he took in a lost puppy that henamed House Guest and planned onkeeping him, but his “dawg” Charliewas not as hospitable. As a Majoronboard MCAS Camp Pendleton,he became a father to the Kid. Or

during his last month as a Lieuten-ant Colonel in Pax River, he said Icould be part of the family if hecould just sleep in a little longer.And, that just last weekend as a fullbird Colonel, he gently coaxed twoblack snakes from our neighbor’shouse with a long stick and a bucketwhile the other human men had rakesand shovels? He is my hero and ani-mals from the East to the Westcoasts, from the Canadian and Mexi-can borders salute him.

But the Colonel is even morethan St. Francis of the Marine Corpsto me.

I don’t really know how old Iam in your human years, but by theway I act I would say I am a typicalteenage girl. I like to sleep in so Ican talk all night to Thug Catthrough the sliding glass door usinglanguage that would make even thetoughest Marine cringe. None of thisbehavior seems to bother the Colo-nel. It drives Human Lady nuts andthe Kid complains about the noise Imake a 0200 hours. Not so with theColonel. He just throws a clean,fluffy towel over me. Picks me upand carries me upstairs to bed whereI proceed to kneed his pectoralmuscles while he tries to go back tosleep. He never shushes me or

doesn’t even consider kicking me offthe bed like the occupier of the rightside does.

He is so smart, too. He alwaysreads the “Pet Doctor” column in theWashington Post. So while HumanLady bought me an automated dryfood feeder, the Colonel gives meorganic wet food on a crystal plateevery morning he is home. I do hateit when he travels because HumanLady tries to tell me that the vet saysI should only be eating dry food. Ican’t believe she would even beginto question the Colonel’s wisdomand side with the vet. Oh meow,people!

Finally the Colonel alwaystakes that extra step to do things thecorrect way. It may have been MaryPoppins who said just a spoon fullof sugar makes the medicine godown, but it’s the Colonel whoknows that a shoulder and hip mas-sage makes the flea repellent do itsjob that much better and prevents mefrom licking it before it’s dried. Hetruly is the best.

So here’s to my dad, the Colo-nel. In lieu of meowing HappyFather’s Day, I give him and all thedads a four paw salute and a lickwith my sandpaper tongue.

Until next time...

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Hannah Stendebach works on the mast of the tallship which won third place in the Teen Division of theFiesta Sand Sculpture Contest June 7 at Casino Beach.Hannah’s sister Sarah (not in photo) was herteammate. The girls are from Wauconda, Illinois.

Shey Knight crafted a pirate’s chest guarded by aCapt. Bones to earn third place in the Adult Division ofthe Fiesta Sand Sculpture Contest June 7 at CasinoBeach. Shey had invested five hours in his sandcreation when the judging commenced.

Famous Pensacola Beach musi-cians Andy Roy, left, and FreddyEsposito pay their respects atthe Derek Hayes Memorial ben-efit at Bamboo Willie’s lastweek. Hayes, who passedaway unexpectedly May 20,played drums with many areabands over the years includingLazy Day. He was 44-years-old.

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Father’s Day is a wonderfultime to say a special thanks to ourfathers for their contributions toour lives, or if they are deceased,to remember those same contribu-tions. As I look around at myfriends and acquaintances, I seeso many positive qualities: a fa-ther who is quiet-spoken, firm, andvery supportive of his children;another one who is loud, bossy,direct, and very supportive of hischildren; another who chooses hiswords carefully, is quite an intro-vert, doesn’t make many demands,but is very supportive of his chil-dren. Some of those fathers travel,but make the most of their timewhen home; others are home allthe time, and are able to attend theactivities of their children.

There is no one mold intowhich fathers can be placed, butthere is one factor that causeschildren to appreciate their fa-thers, and that is fathers who arevery supportive of their children.

That support is shown in var-ied ways. "Hi, Mom," is what wegenerally see when televisioncameras pan athletes in profes-sional sports, but admiration forfathers cannot be minimized. Twoof the greatest athletes of our time,Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods,were never bashful about express-ing appreciation for their fathers.

That same attitude is held bymany of us as we recall the man-ner in which our fathers helped usto grow and mature and to becomethe persons we are today.

We don’t have to declare thatour fathers were perfect - fewwould believe us anyway! - but thesentiment that comes to mind aswe near this Father’s Day, is theoverwhelming support that wasgiven, and given without reserva-

tion.I remember the opening lines

of a tribute by Georgia Harknessto her father, "A giant pine, mag-nificent and old, stood staunchagainst the sky...." Rememberingcan be a great source of satisfac-tion, and a motivator to make ev-ery effort to fulfill, not our father’sexpectations, but the best ofwhich we are capable.

Happy Father’s Day!

Normally, I would not write anarticle about World War II, but thisis so important that I would be re-miss if I did nothing. I am going totell you the ending first, because ithas great significance. While I wasproud that our former Vice President,Al Gore who received the NobelPeace Prize, had I known then, whatI know now, I would have thoughtdifferently. I think you will under-stand as you read on.

Irene Sendler (Polish name IreneSendlerowa nee Kruyzanowska) wasnominated for the Nobel Peace Prizein 2007. Who had heard of her?What had she done that was so sig-nificant to deserve that honor?

She was a Polish Catholic so-cial worker who served in the Pol-ish underground to protect andhide the Jews during WWII. InDecember 1942 Zegota was cre-ated as a council to aid Jews. Irene,known as Jolanta (her undercovername), headed the children's sec-tion of this underground move-ment.

She was allowed entry intothe Warsaw ghetto due to her em-ployment within the social welfaredepartment. Her official mission wasto check for signs of typhus whichthe Nazis feared would spread out-side the ghetto. What she was re-ally doing was smuggling childrenand babies from the ghetto - one at

a time. It was amazing how she gotthem out - carrying them in boxes,suitcases and trolleys/trunks.

Then Sendler told the Nazis thata typhus outbreak had occurred andshe smuggled the children and ba-bies out in ambulances and trams/carriages disguising them as pack-ages. Her plan was to reunite thechildren with their parents after thewar ended. The children were allgiven new names when they weredelivered to Polish families and vari-ous Catholic orphanages. She keptdetailed lists of old and new nameshidden in jars.

The Gestapo finally caught herin 1943. She was arrested and sen-tenced to death. The Nazis torturedher, breaking both her legs. TheZegota organization bribed herguards who ended up dumping herin the forest with her wounds. Shewas listed as dead. The under-ground found her and hid her dur-ing the remainder of the war.

Sendler saved 2,500 Jewishchildren.

I think about this. How many ofus would risk our lives, knowing ifcaptured we would be tortured orexecuted or both? I think IreneSendler should have received theNobel Peace Prize in 2007. She diedin May 2008 in Warsaw, Poland - anunknown hero to many includingmyself.

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Emerald Coast Utilities Author-ity (ECUA) Employees' Golf Tour-nament officials presented a checkfor $23,500 last month, to Dr. HenryE. Roberts, president of the SacredHeart Foundation. The donationwas the result of the 2009 tourna-ment held at the Scenic Hills GolfCourse.

"The money generated from the10th Annual ECUA Employees' GolfTournament will go into direct pur-

chase of much needed equipmentthat will take care of children withmedical needs," said Dr. Roberts.

According to the ECUA Em-ployees' Golf Tournament event or-ganizers Bill Ellis, Doug Gibson, RonDoolittle, and Timothy 'Yogi' Colley,"Over the past 10 years we havemade the employees' event a toppriority. We've raised over $80,000and pledge to exceed $100,000 in2010."

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Players continue to seek thehotly contested Player of the Monthtitle. Phil Tracy, who took lastmonth's title, is adding to hisscorecard with steady play and con-sistent top finishes during June.

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"The card games are attractingdozens of players," said Uzdevenes."Everyone is welcome to join us. Wehave open air tables at the Shakerwhich creates a nice beach ambi-ence.”

For more details call the pokerhotline at 850-324-2667.

New dad Jimmy Chellberg shows off his Willett Wall Willie which he earnedwhile playing Texas Hold ‘Em 4444 Fun on June 7. Chellberg returned to thepoker tables while in town visiting friends and showing off his new son, Vincent.

Runners , wa lkers andwheelchair racers will blast offthe start line at 7:30 a.m. on Sat-urday, June 20 to conquer thenew fast and flat course laid outfor the Gary McAdams 5K onPensacola Beach.

The start will be on CasinoBeach Blvd. in front of Crab'sand the route takes runners easton Via De Luna to Avenida 10.I t weaves on to Ar io la andMaldonado for a scenic water-front view before turning backwest for a mile of straight flatpavement. Runners will enterthe home stretch by making aleft turn at Sidelines and race tothe finish line in front of theGulfside Pavilion.

Competitors may registerfor $20 until race day when thefee goes to $25. The proceedsfrom the event support the GaryMcAdams Scholarship Fund.The Gary McAdams Sandshaker5K helps fund scholarships thatare given each year to highschool students who excel inacademics and athlet ics andhave overcome adversity.

"After enjoying the early

morn ing run on Pensaco laBeach, everyone is invited to afamily-friendly post race partyat the Shaker," said BeverlyBoswell, Sandshaker Loungeco-owner. "We will have musicand refreshments during theawards party."

This event is one of the nineruns coordinated annually by thePensacola Runner’s Associationwhich currently has 1000 mem-bers. The PRA, a non-profit or-ganization, has been promotingrunning and quali ty runningevents for 30 years.

Bob Kelly is the race direc-tor and can be reached at 850-602-3289. Online registrationmay be comple ted a twww.active.com.

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Dave Wilcox, right, landed this Black Snapper while fishing aboardthe Chulamar in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, June 7. Deckhand KruegerHines, who assists anglers while aboard, was waiting to filet hiscustomer’s catch.

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going to focus on the joy part. I havedecided that it would do us all somegood, and I hope you agree.

My wonderful friend and pas-tor, Chuch Randle, spoke last weekabout the difference between hap-piness and joy. I was moved by hissermon, and have shared thethoughts he presented with others.I think it would be wonderful toshare with you, and I hope you willdo the same.

Happiness, such a personalfeeling, and, according to our per-sonal circumstances, happiness issomething that can ebb with the tide.

Joy, on the other hand, is anemotion and a choice in life that cantravel unfazed. Joy for life, joy inothers, joy in nature, joy in spirit,joy in celebration and joy in under-standing and expressing sorrow.

It's all up to each of us to de-cide to live a life full of joy, or not.

Wow. Pretty powerful. Joy!Exultant gladness. What an expres-sion!

I think that's how I feel each andevery time I see this magnificentparadise we live in. Some call itPensacola Beach, I call it "JoyfulLiving.”

The white sand, the blue sky, thesparkling water, the lights shimmer-ing in the evening after the mostmagnificent sunsets on Earth.

And, all free to each toenjoy…there's that word again: joy!

Yes, those of us who live herepay taxes; who buy here, pay more

taxes; deal with the traffic and thetourists, share with the turtles andthe park rangers, but still, all we haveto do is walk, run, bike, or drive rightto the beach and the Gulf of Mexicoto experience it: Joy.

As I watch the economicschange and affect those I know andmeet, I have realized that this eco-nomic crisis has affected the “joy”in some people’s lives, and it's timewe do something about it.

How about it? Would you par-ticipate in an effort to increase thejoy in your life and others you meet?Here are some simple things to do:• Love yourself, and those aroundyou.• Decide that you will live a joyfullife, and you will.• Create the most comfortable nestyou can for you and those you careabout. And, enjoy it daily!• Insulate yourselves as much as youcan so that your daily joy stays in-tact, and share it with as manypeople as you can.• Ask each person you meet to dothe same.• Speak only kind words.• Do something unexpectedly fun,kind, or generous for an unexpectingperson.• Love someone hard to love.• Sleep 8 hours every night, andmake sure children sleep 12 hours.• Take care of our Island and our en-vironment, after all, it's yours to en-joy and share.

Together, we can heal theworld, if you believe it, and prac-tice joyful living daily with yourselfand others.

Fritz Givens and his famous fishfrying friends will host another noon-time Fish Fry at the Pensacola BeachElk's Lodge, Saturday, June 20. Ev-eryone is invited to stop by the Lodgeto purchase plates of fresh, crispyfried fish with all the fixins.

"The Northwest Florida BloodBank will be on hand to take dona-tions beginning at 10 a.m.," said DarlaRichardson, registered nurse. "If youcannot give the life saving gift ofblood, then please consider partici-pating in our prize drawing raffle orsilent auction. We have some awe-some gifts."

Prize drawing tickets are $2 perticket or $10 for 18 tickets. The Si-lent Auction which includes prizes ofjewelry, party packs with music, andBlue Angels photos, will end at 4 p.m.

"Bid early and often," saysDarla.

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The Juan Sebastian de Elcano motored through the Pass and intoEscambia Bay on June 3. The Spanish tall ship, which arrived to sa-lute Pensacola’s 450th Celebration, left on June 9.

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It's Snapper sea-son and the Big Boats down at theMarina are bring in the booty everyevening. Great catches for all kindsof good eatin' are making their wayto the cleaning tables. Snapper,Tuna, King Macs, Grouper, Sharkand anything else that makes a mis-take can be had this month in theGulf waters.

I caught the Hog Wild unload-ing the other day after an all nighttrip, and man, the folks from theOutback Bait and Tackle Group thatbooked Capt. Ronnie were not dis-appointed. They brought home hun-dreds of pounds of top grade gro-ceries.

Inshore fishing has been hotalso with catches of Speckled Trout,Flounder and Redfish making theirway into the coolers and onto thetables.

I cruised out to the Ft. Pickenspier late in the evening on Saturday,June 6 with a big old moon shiningdown and had a blast jigging for flat-fish. I was lucky enough to witnessthe landing of a nice sized Black tipshark while I was there , but, the luckwas with the others as I was shutoutmyself. The trip was worth it. Theride and the scent of the saltwater inthe Pensacola Pass with the Light-house flashing at me under that Junemoon has been missing in my lifefor too long.

The fishing is great so bookyourself a trip with Capt. Ronnie orone of the other fine crews down atthe Beach Marina or take a ride toFt. Pickens with the Chase-N-Fins,Blue Marlin, Key Sailing or WhoCares. Do yourself a favor and takeyour Dad fishing. Happy Father'sDay, Dad ! I miss you.

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Anglers will test their skillsand luck Saturday, June 27 at theannual Bud Light King Mackereloffshore and Shallow Water in-shore fishing tournaments onPensacola Beach. The traditionaltwo day tourney has been stream-lined into one day of fishing whichbegins at 6 a.m. The anglers mustbe back at the dock at Flounder'sBeach and checked in with theDock Master by 8 p.m.

The action is at Flounder's allweekend long with the Captain'sMeeting and dinner beginning at6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26. Thescales, located at Flounder'sBeach, will open at 2 p.m. andclose at 8 p.m. on Saturday. TheAwards Ceremony will be at 3p.m. Sunday, June 28.

Prizes will be awarded foroffshore anglers in King Mack-erel, Red Snapper, Amberjack,Wahoo, Dolphin and Small Boatdivisions. The first place KingMackerel earns the angler a CapeHorn Off-Shore 17 equipped witha Yamaha Outboard with T-Top byBig Pipe Marine Fabrication andRoad King trailer. It has an esti-mated retail value of $24,000.

Bonus prizes will be awardedto the angler who matches theMystery Weight; to the angler whocatches the largest tournament fish

aboard a Cape Horn Boat and tothe Sea Tow member with the larg-est tournament fish. There will be atop Lady Angler and Junior Angler.

Inshore fishermen will competein Grand Slam, Redfish, Flounder,and Speckled Trout divisions alongwith other bonus categories.

Spectators are encouraged toattend the weigh-in and awards cer-emonies. There is no charge to at-tend.

For more details and tourna-ment entry forms, go towww.pensacolakingmack.com.

Flounder’s Sets Stage for Kings and Grand Slam FishAnglers Compete in One Day Event

The Hog Wild captain and crew put their anglers on the fish during anovernight trip in the Gulf of Mexico the first week of June.

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Fried Shrimp • Great Steaks • Upstairs Beach View DiningLiving Reef Aquarium Bar • Outdoor Gulfside Deck

Alaskan Snow DungenessKing Crab

She Crab SoupMaryland Crab Cakes

Look for the RED ROOF at thetraffic light on Pensacola Beach

VOTED BEST SEAFOODRESTAURANT!!

One of the many “Best of the Gulf Coast” awards won by Flounder’s in the News Journal’s polls.